Legal Experts To Discuss Rule of Law and Threats to Democracy in Nov. 14 Symposium
What can government leaders, legal scholars, and practicing lawyers do to defend the rule of law and protect democratic institutions?
Twenty legal experts, including a federal judge and top scholars from seven law schools, will tackle that and other pressing questions during an all-day symposium on “The Rule of Law and Threats to Democracy” at UC Law San Francisco on Nov. 14 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Program highlights include:
- Opening remarks by California Attorney General Rob Bonta
- A keynote Matthew O. Tobriner Lecture by UC Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky
With panel discussions on:
- The rule of law and modern threats to democracy
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in higher education
- Constitutional and statutory rights of non-citizens